2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for HVACR” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Missouri, there were 245 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for HVACR” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for HVACR

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri vets studying hvacr.

Top 2 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

1

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

100 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$1,977 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for HVACR list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 79 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

MCC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 13,085 students enrolled at MCC, 100 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,977. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Veteran Student Life Report

2

State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, Missouri

83 GI Bill® Students**

$5,461 Average GI Bill® Award

$48,518 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for HVACR list. State Technical College of Missouri is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 30 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

STC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 1,756 students enrolled at STC, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,461. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. STC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.